Karen Khachanov vs Kei Nishikori — Halle Round of 16
Halle · ATP · Round of 16
#39ATP
1828ELO
1725Grass ELO
$1.1MYTD
$23MCAREER
30 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 June 2018 ·
grass
JPN7#479ATP
1714ELO
1591Grass ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLWLWL
Khachanov K.6-2 6-2
Nishikori K.
Khachanov K.
662
Nishikori K.
220
Karen Khachanov defeated Kei Nishikori 6-2 6-2 in the Halle round of 16 on grass. The result followed the form book — Karen Khachanov came in ranked #39, defending last year's semi-final. Karen Khachanov narrowed the head-to-head to 5–3.
Key context
- Match story: Karen Khachanov dropped just 4 games past Kei Nishikori.
Head to head
2–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-18 | Geneva | R16 | clay | Karen Khachanov | 7-5 2-5 |
| 2024-12-30 | Hong Kong | R16 | hard | Kei Nishikori | 4-6 6-3 7-5 |
| 2021-05-31 | Roland Garros | R64 | clay | Kei Nishikori | 4-6 6-2 2-6 6-4 6-4 |
| 2021-05-03 | Madrid Masters | R64 | clay | Kei Nishikori | 6-7 6-2 6-2 |
| 2018-10-22 | Vienna | R16 | hard | Kei Nishikori | 6-2 6-2 |
| 2017-06-19 | Halle | R16 | grass | Karen Khachanov | 3-2 |
| 2016-08-29 | US Open | R64 | hard | Kei Nishikori | 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
64%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
54%
Service points won·Even
66%
63%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Even
62%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.4
2.8
Double faults / match·Even
2.0
2.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
81
91
Break points saved·Even
98
94
Break points won·Even
81
80
Deciding sets·Clear edge
80
100
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
83
97
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Even
93
92
Khachanov K.: 9 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Nishikori K.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast